Sheer

Word SHEER
Character 5
Hyphenation sheer
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Sheer"

What do we mean by sheer?

Thin, fine, and translucent: synonym: airy. adjective

Completely such, without qualification or exception. adjective

Free from admixture or adulterants; unmixed. adjective

Considered or operating apart from anything else. adjective

Almost perpendicular; steep: synonym: steep. adjective

Almost perpendicularly. adverb

Completely; altogether. adverb

One that is sheer, such as a curtain. noun

To swerve or cause to swerve from a course. intransitive & transitive verb

A swerving or deviating course. noun

The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side. noun

The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor. noun

Pure; clear; bright; shining.

Uncombined with anything else; simple; mere; bare; by itself.

Absolute; utter; downright: as, sheer nonsense or ignorance; sheer waste; sheer stupidity.

Straight up or straight down; perpendicular; precipitous; unobstructed: as, a sheer descent.

Very thin and delicate; diaphanous: especially said of cambric or muslin.

Quite; right; straight; clean.

A sheer curtain or fabric.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sheer

The word "sheer" in example sentences

Callie walked slowly in a direct line to her mother, her hands on her hips, her expression sheer disappointment. ❋ Mariah Stewart (2010)

Ambinder also mentioned what he described as sheer coincidence, that he himself got married in the District last weekend to his longtime partner, a business consultant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now that's what I call sheer perfection : Thanks for the recipe, Nandita! ❋ Unknown (2008)

We don't have a lot of what we call sheer in the atmosphere, either. ❋ Unknown (2007)

There you can see what we call a sheer marker where that little spin is. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The Messenger Bag Director's Chair is what you call sheer portability, if not innovation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Granted, the rapid, massive Nazi advance into France -- largely bypassing the Maginot Line -- caught everyone by surprise, including the British, and resulted in sheer political, military and diplomatic chaos and in mass hysteria in France. ❋ Dorian De Wind (2010)

On the one hand, Mr. Wood wrote, it allowed the writer to “revel in sheer storytelling,” and on the other to “undermine, ironically, the very ‘truths’ and simplicities his apparently unsophisticated narrators traded in.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think the end is a bit rushed and muddled, and I think Doc could have protagged a bit more (he does an awful lot of go-and-dying, and I would like him to have more agency), but it makes up for it in sheer WTF and gorgeousness. ❋ Matociquala (2009)

Later, after they had picked up their children at nursery school and taken them home to nap, two of the women cried, in sheer relief, just to know they were not alone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Being pushed up against the stage by a mass of huge, fist-pumping 45-year-old man-metalheads bellowing in sheer joy at the mindblowing amazement that is Gigi Gleason (pictured) was, like, life-altering. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bella's tragic expression vanished, and she laughed outright in sheer genuineness of mirthful recollection. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For 90 years, until it was surpassed by the .700, the .600 was numero uno in sheer brute power. ❋ Unknown (2009)

John Galliano indulged his sailor fetish in sheer ruffles and dresses with bold colors that were made out of strands of silk and fabric. ❋ Alex Geana (2010)

Most of us ignored it, after a glance to the clear blue sky, but I remember these two little kids, about seven, who crying in sheer terror ran helter skelter for home, sure that the bombs were about to drop. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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